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Greater U Street Historic District: The Greater U Street Historic District is a model of a Victorian-era community, developed mainly between 1862 and 1900.
The residential and commercial center of Washington’s African American community between 1900 and 1950, this “city within a city” shows how African Americans responded to intense racial segregation…
Nathanael Greene Statue: This statue honors one of the American Revolution's most successful generals.
Dedicated in 1877, this bronze equestrian memorial honors Major General Nathanael Greene, a Revolutionary War general and commander of the Southern Department of the Continental Army. Greene sits…
Greyhound Bus Terminal (including Interior Lobby and Waiting Room): This Streamline Moderne former bus terminal is notable for both its design and its role in the Freedom Rides.
The Greyhound Bus Terminal, completed in 1940, is a classic Art Deco/Streamline Moderne landmark, with a design aesthetic that epitomizes the promise of the industrial age as the hope for the future.…
Greystone Enclave: The four houses exemplify changing architectural trends in DC.
Tucked next to Rock Creek Park and just north of the Smithsonian National Zoo, the Greystone Enclave is home to four homes that utilize the surrounding natural landscape to keep the busy city at bay.…
Charlotte Forten Grimké House: This row house was the home of Charlotte Forten Grimké, a pioneering Black educator and civil rights activist.
Built circa 1875, this row house was the home of Charlotte Forten Grimké from 1881 to 1886. Grimké (1838-1914) was a pioneer Black female educator, an early supporter of women’s rights, a writer, and…
Gunboat Philadelphia: Philadelphia is the only extant Continental Army gunboat built and manned by Americans during the Revolutionary War.
The United States Gundelo Philadelphia is the only surviving gunboat built and manned by American forces during the Revolutionary War. Further, the vessel is one of the 15 small craft with which…
Samuel Hahnemann Memorial: This memorial, largely funded by the American Institute of Homeopathy, is dedicated to the father of homeopathy.
The Samuel Hahnemann Memorial is a bronze and granite monument in the form of an elliptical exedra, featuring a portrait statue of Hahnemann at the center of the niche. Christian Friederich Samuel…
Halcyon House: Halcyon House's history dates back to the Revolutionary War, beginning with its builder, Benjamin Stoddert.
Halcyon House was built in 1787 by Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy and a Revolutionary War hero. He served as Secretary of the Revolutionary War Board in Philadelphia from 1779 to…
Nathan Hale Statue: This statue commemorates Captain Nathan Hale, the first well-known martyr of the American Revolution.
American spy Captain Nathan Hale became the first famous martyr of the American Revolution when he was captured and later executed by the British in 1776. At the gallows, Hale gained renown through…
Hampshire Gardens: Hampshire Gardens stands as one of the first completed garden-style apartment buildings in the city.
Completed in 1929, this garden-style apartment building was meant to have a distinctly British aesthetic with its Tudor Revival style construction. Hampshire Gardens, in addition to its attention to…